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Egor Klimonov 220kg Clean & Jerk

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Meanwhile in Russia … Here is Egor Klimonov (94kg, born 1992) with a 220kg Clean and Jerk. Originally he was on the 2013 Europeans Start List with an entry total 385kg, but in the latest version only Rinat Kireev will represent Russia in that weight class. Does that training hall look familiar?

2013 Russian Weightlifting Teams Announced

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The Russian Weightlifting Federation published the list of their lifters for 2013. I scanned the list for some of the prominent names. No Dmitry Klokov to be found in there. Dmitry Lapikov is missing too. If you are wondering where Apti Aukhadov is, he is listed in the U23 85kg (I thought he wanted to move […]

Ilya Ilyin & Coach Interview

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Yep, another Ilya Ilyin video that needs a translation. And another one with his coach Toyshan Bektemirov (Тойшан Бектемиров) Here is the Google translate: Julia Nakonechnaya: in the program “Exclusive”, our guest, a personal trainer Ilya Ilyin – Toyshan Bektemirov. Welcome Toyshan. First of all we want to congratulate you, with such a bright victory […]

Arthur Mugurdumov YouTube Channel

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Here is another YouTube Channel of a Russian weightlifter that is in need for some subscribers. Archiman88 is the channel of Arthur Mugurdumov. Update: Here is his new channel. Currently he has only 19 subscribers. So hit subscribe. Weight Class: 105kg Born: 1988 He lifted 171+215 at the 2012 Russian Championships at 102.75kg bodyweight and sports a pretty good moonwalk. 280kg Snatch […]

David Rigert will be replaced

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After not winning a single gold medal in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics it is time for a change in Russian Weightlifting. Rigert will not coach the Russian team in the future. Head coach of the Russian men’s team coach, David Rigert, and women’s national teams Soltan Karakotov will not work with the Russian weightlifters […]

Weightlifting Excellence – Russian Technique Video

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Update: Looking for Weightlifting Technique Posters? The TrueWeightlifting Channel on YouTube pumps out tons of videos. The description of the following video roughly translates to “Methods of improving the technical skills of weightlifters”. Rigert wants you to watch this! Want to massage like it’s 1986? No problem, he’s even got a video for that. Thanks […]